So the Phoenix thing is a little bit "o_____0" for Charles. Not as much as it would have been if he had met Phoenix without having had all of this time in camp with gods and wizards and magical ponies. Because at the point of XMFC, things are at least presented as being based in science ("science"). And then suddenly: FIERY COSMIC ENTITY INSIDE HEAD I mean seriously wtf. Part of Charles can't help but... find Phoenix fascinating. Because... fiery cosmic entity inside head! But that isn't his primary feeling toward Phoenix, because there's so much anger and fear there, it's clearly not a good situation for either Phoenix or Jean, both are hurting.
Regarding Phoenix's threats toward Charles... Honestly, he's genuinely more concerned about her whole "burn the world" thing. People hating him or being pissed off at him, with varying levels of justification, is nothing new. He has a sort of detached view of it -- he more assesses it in regard to how it might affect Phoenix's actions, what threats it might increase/decrease toward others, etc.. He's not entirely unaffected by it -- it's obviously rather shaking to have anyone, especially something so powerful, passionately want to kill you -- but Charles is very defiant about victimhood. It's a coping thing -- he pretty much just... refuses it, mentally/emotionally speaking, in order to help himself get through it.
As for tiny!Jean, she gave Charles some insight into Phoenix. Charles has very personal experience with how terrifying one's own power can be and how such power can twist a person. And it's very linked in with Phoenix, in that there's just this... mystery, trying to figure out exactly what happened/will happen as part of trying to figure out what to do when Phoenix blows her cap.
Also, Charles still does have a good amount of "......WHAT DO" when it comes to young girls. (Unlike a certain metalbender I could name.) Charles is definitely most comfortable as one of the guys. As he gets older and more experienced and develops his teaching chops, it won't make as much of a difference, but on a personal level... yeah. Definitely more comfortable with boys.
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Date: 2012-04-29 01:26 am (UTC)Regarding Phoenix's threats toward Charles... Honestly, he's genuinely more concerned about her whole "burn the world" thing. People hating him or being pissed off at him, with varying levels of justification, is nothing new. He has a sort of detached view of it -- he more assesses it in regard to how it might affect Phoenix's actions, what threats it might increase/decrease toward others, etc.. He's not entirely unaffected by it -- it's obviously rather shaking to have anyone, especially something so powerful, passionately want to kill you -- but Charles is very defiant about victimhood. It's a coping thing -- he pretty much just... refuses it, mentally/emotionally speaking, in order to help himself get through it.
As for tiny!Jean, she gave Charles some insight into Phoenix. Charles has very personal experience with how terrifying one's own power can be and how such power can twist a person. And it's very linked in with Phoenix, in that there's just this... mystery, trying to figure out exactly what happened/will happen as part of trying to figure out what to do when Phoenix blows her cap.
Also, Charles still does have a good amount of "......WHAT DO" when it comes to young girls. (Unlike a certain metalbender I could name.) Charles is definitely most comfortable as one of the guys. As he gets older and more experienced and develops his teaching chops, it won't make as much of a difference, but on a personal level... yeah. Definitely more comfortable with boys.
Relationship for Jean and Charles?